BREAKING: Stephen Bear has been found guilty of disclosing private sexual photographs and films from a sex video of him and his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison that were shared on OnlyFans.
in Bear’s garden in Loughton, Essex in August 2 2020, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. Harrison, who has waved her right to anonymity, said she did not know that they were being filmed and told Bear not to share footage when he showed it to her, but she said that he went on to share it on WhatsApp and online.
Bear had denied all charges but on Tuesday, a jury found him guilty by unanimous verdicts of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. Bear, who denied all the charges and wore a black suit and tie, looked straight ahead as the jury foreman returned the verdicts after more than eight-and-a-half hours of deliberation.Bear had denied all charges ‘I was fighting a losing battle and it is what it is.’Harrison, who watched on from the public gallery, appeared to breath a sigh of relief as the guilty verdicts were returned. She said, in a statement released through police, that the ‘last two years have been absolute hell and this verdict will allow me to start to put the pain I have suffered in the past and start embracing the future’. ‘I hope me taking a stand gives other men and women who have fallen victim to revenge porn the courage to seek justice and most importantly show them that they have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of,’ she said.‘I have felt ashamed, hurt, violated, even broken at times but today I stand here feeling empowered, grateful and a huge sense of unity with all of those who have reached out to support me throughout this ordeal.’ During his trial, Bear’s Twitter account posted a ‘50% off’ deal for his adult entertainment website alongside a photo of him arriving at court accompanied by his girlfriend Jessica Smith. The photo showed him walking from a hired chauffeur-driven white Rolls Royce to the court building, and the accompanying text said, in block capitals: ‘50% off my adult site for the next 24 hours. Come see why I’m trending.’ Giving evidence, Bear had described himself as ‘like the jack-of-all trades’ who was a labourer and did roofing before doing some ‘TV work’. He added: ‘Now I do a bit of adult entertainment because my TV work has been on hold for two years because of this case.’The prosecution had told jurors that Harrison and Bear had consensual sex at his home in Loughton, Essex, but Harrison did not know that they were being recorded. Harrison said that when Bear showed her the footage she told him ‘never to send’ it to anyone and ‘made it plain how upset she would be if he did’, said Jacqueline Carey KC, prosecuting. The complainant said that she saw Bear send the footage to someone on WhatsApp later that day, and later that year she was made aware that it was circulating online. Carey said that Bear uploaded the footage ‘either himself or had it uploaded to OnlyFans and profited financially.’ The judge bailed Bear until January 31 to return to the same court for sentencing, after a report has been prepared about him.Harrison testified in court last Wednesday and claimed Bear secretly recorded them having sex in a garden and only told her he was filming an hour into having sex. After seeing a short clip, Harrison said she told Bear not to share it with anyone. Speaking on the stand, Harrison told the court: ‘After this happened I was in the worst state of my life. ‘I can’t explain the shame I felt. I did not want to leave my room. Instead of apologising, he put his subscription price up from £25 to £50. ‘If he did it or not, which I believe he did, that is no way to act. It is brazen and he knows what he has done.’
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